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Do you know if there are any plans to add some desktop option into the installer? Something simple like tasksel [0] that just adds some curated (and minimal?) s
by hs86 7y ago
Do you know if there are any plans to add some desktop option into the installer? Something simple like tasksel [0] that just adds some curated (and minimal?) selection of packages after the base installation and starts the appropriate display manager right after the first boot. I think that this alone would help a lot to increase FreeBSD's desktop usage and the perceived scope of the project.
[0] https://wiki.debian.org/tasksel https://wiki.debian.org/tasksel
- zafiro17 7y agoFor about a decade now, the easiest way to get FreeBSD on your desktop is to install TrueOS (formerly called PC-BSD) - http://www.trueos.com http://www.trueos.com. TrueOS is FreeBSD, and the last time I installed it, you were given an option of simply installing a base FreeBSD system with a minimal package selection, exactly what you are looking for. TrueOS is run by iXsystems, the same folks who do FreeNAS.
- lliamander 7y agoThe TrueOS folks have shifted their focus toward more server-oriented stuff, and work on a graphical development has shifted to project Trident[0]. [0]https://project-trident.org/ https://project-trident.org/
- cperciva 7y agoWe should probably revive the "instant desktop" package.